Random musings…Watching what we say and when we say it can be tricky waters to navigate. I came across something recently that reminded me of Jim Romenesko’s post in March regarding Washington Post Outlook section editor Carlos Lozada’s list of Outlook words and phrases that should be avoided. Their editor’s comments are in parentheses and mine are also in parentheses but with “Ed:” in front of the comments.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,,
Is there any way to stop Karl Rove from making-up stuff?
Regards,
Andrea “Tokyo Rose” Breitbart
Dear Endora Bombay,
Thank you for your inquiry into the chicken-egg philosophical mystery of cracked Super-Liars. I normally write this column while waiting for hours in the wind and rain for a series of busses that take me away from my house then eventually back to it so, often, this column can be quite wordy, but thanks to your question and the 22-Fillmore being less than a block away, I’m going to wrap up early and just go with “no”.… [Read more]
Life is like an empty canvas when we are born. With each experience we add on to the threads that make up the fabrics of our life. As we paint on the canvas we wonder how the final picture will turn out. What will it be? Will it be a bright and happy drawing or something that is dull and that depicts agony?… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
How do you think New Jersey’s Governor Christie’s impending weight loss will affect the 2016 Presidential election?
Regards,
Mrs. Connie Fasquatti,
Passaic/Hoboken Newborn Beautiful (finalist) 1943,
Miss Little Trenton 1947,
Glassboro Crab Queen 1963, 1967, 1978-81,
Miss Patterson 2009
Dear Confiscated Paysack Hobo #9876543211=0,
Thanks for your letter, dear — love your hat!… [Read more]
Fox News.com, “fair and balanced,” and this from their Twitter profile page: “Follow America’s #1 cable news network, delivering you breaking news, insightful analysis, and must-see videos.”
We have heard and read much over the years about how Fox News gets it wrong, forgets the “fair and balanced” thingy, does their level best to create conspiracies, and probably blames the president for the sun rising in the east.… [Read more]
God gets a bum rap on just about everything and it’s not fair. Human beings blame God for the many, many deaths, famines, wars, murders, accidents, disease, etc., etc, and this has been the case throughout recorded history. So, let’s look at God from a different perspective.
I’ve had religious experiences where I truly felt the presence of God in my life and I’ve included a link to the most wondrous of those experiences at the end of this post.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
What do you do when all of your relatives want to run for President?
Barbara Pierce Bush,
Flushing, New York
Dear BooBerry Piecebush,
So sorry to be addressing your inquiry so many years after receiving your letter; the envelope was just so unattractive and I am so sensitive to cheap perfume that I had to keep it sealed in a black Ziploc® bag, which I had to paint black myself, because they didn’t make those back in 1988 when it arrived and I could have really used one because, P.U.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
I’ve been busy trying to keep my family alive and in a house for so long, I’ve forgotten why everyone hates George W. Bush! Except, you know, those swell people he knew and changed laws and regulations for, so that they could make so much money that I almost don’t even recognize us as members of the same species any more.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
What do you think of the odds that Baby Kim will launch his missile but that it will land on him?
Regards,
Novak Kardashian
Dear Novacaine Ashcan,
There’s a lot of chatter these days about North Korea’s technoknowledgetical advances, especially since Kim Jong Un got that 238th lovable limited edition Pluto I Am!… [Read more]
Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. It gives you the energy that you need to get a head start on the things that need to be completed. Why, then, are so many kids and adults reluctant to give this meal the emphasis that it needs?
Many times we use insufficient time or even the lack of appetite as a reason for not eating breakfast.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
Who will you miss more, Margaret Thatcher or Annette Funicello?
Regards,
Walter Rodentia
Epcot Correctional Institute
Tuskaloosa, Fluorida… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
I’ve got a puzzler for you from the most northern, whitest and most frigid state of the union! It is regarding the kindest, gentlest way to handle awkward social situations that arise when old people embarrass themselves unintentionally by cluelessly referring to people they hold in contempt with candid racist slurs that both affirm their own feeling of superiority while dehumanizing the humans that made their Daddy’s business so profitable in a frozen hellhole.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
A bunch of us nuns were chewing the fat on a Tuesday recently and taking bets on who could give up what and, well, things got a little heated and things were said by some sisters to other sisters (honestly, I can’t even tell us apart anymore), but, anyway, a lot of rosaries were thrown in spirited emphasis, and that yielded up some bruised feelings as well as a bunch of crucifix-shaped forehead dents, so anyway, anyway, we did a convent huddle and decided that we would abide by whatever advice you give us to keep the peace.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
Can you please tell me the difference between Costco and Wal*Mart? I can never decide where to shop.
Regards,
Walton Brotman Anaheim,
Azuza, California… [Read more]
It is the school holidays and the school has been closed for the mid-term vacations over here in Singapore. It’s time to visit places and go on the trip to the promised theme park or beach, which the kids have been dying to go to.
Here are some tips on how to lessen the worries and stresses that you may have when you bring your kids out to a busy place.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
Should we be eating Stem-Cell Bacon?
Miss Rumpled Pig Skin, Peoria
Hello Dear Readers! One of the perks of writing a political advice column is the exposure I get to the endless variety of problems facing people faced with problems, and the satisfaction one gets from imagining helping even one single person along the way, at some point.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
Do you think there will ever be a gay lobby?
Dennis the Doorman
Washington, DC
Dear Mary Dennis,
Thanks for your light-hearted, carefree inquisition about what the architects of the future have in store for people entering into relationships, and buildings, with members of their own sex. This can be, and often is, a trick-filled situation, especially in Washington DC, around the times the bars close.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
I’ve heard that they’re thinking of retiring the penny. How do you think we’ll get along without them?
Regards,
Fearful in Fort Knox
Dear Kfearful in Kfort Fnox,
The demise of the Penny will be the demise of us all, especially if you happen to be lost in space with June Lockhart and Doctor Smith when it happens.… [Read more]
Dear Mrs. Vera,
What do you think is the REAL reason that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning?
Sister Mary Margaret McFeely
Convent Station, New Jersey
Dear Sister Mary Margaret McMana Banana Fofanna FEE Fi Fo Fana McFeely,… [Read more]
This week is the week of Love as we celebrated Valentine’s Day on the 14th of February. Love is not just for people who are dating but also between friends, siblings and relations.
Love: An intense feeling of deep affection
It is something that we feel, an attachment for a person or an object. If you teach children how to respect and love they will act in kind.… [Read more]
